On this day in 1775 our esteemed authoress was born. What better way to celebrate than to share some of our favorite quotes from her? In one of Austen’s letters, she wrote: I can just imagine her face, and maybe even the kind of day she was having when she wrote this. These words …
Hello, and welcome to another month of meeting some kindred spirits! This month, our guest is Pam Hunter, a longtime fan of Jane Austen and Austenesque works. Her host is our dapper George Wickham, so stick around and see how he acquits himself! AV: Tell us a little about your background? PH: Hi! It’s such …
I’m so excited to share news of two Jane Austen events that I’m taking part in. I’ll be celebrating all things Austen with the Jane Austen Midlands Society on 17th March in Staffordshire. This event is open to non-members and I’ll be chatting all about Jane Austen and the King of Bling, whilst the fabulous John …
When I’m not wrangling the fictional George Wickham or gadding off to events with Adrian Lukis, I spent my days writing non-fiction tales of Georgian royals. The newest, Queens of Georgian Britain is released this week in the UK and I’m utterly thrilled to unleash the ladies. Huge thanks are due to all my friends, readers and …
After a splendid autumn bringing our show, An Evening with Jane Austen, to audiences at Bath, Stamford and Kenwood House, there is one stop remaining on our mini-tour of the south. With a cast headed by Adrian Lukis, better known to some as the roguish Mr Wickham, An Evening with Jane Austen will call at …
As readers probably already know, I’m fortunate enough to work alongside Adrian Lukis, better known to some as the notorious Mr Wickham, on his marvellous theatrical extravaganza, An Evening with Jane Austen. This Autumn, the show is embarking on a mini-tour of Southern England, as we would love to see you there. Click here for tickets …
Greetings, fair readers! Today we have another instalment in our Wickhams/ Thorntons mashups, and we are hoping you will indulge us as we introduce a new character. After a lifetime of hard-earned wisdom, the George and Lydia Wickham we all remember for their impulsiveness have grown rather respectable. Now doting grandparents, they have broadened their …
The plundering of the papers of Mr Wickham have yielded a most illuminating correspondence with his old friend and brother-in-law, Fitzwilliam Darcy. Imagine our delight to discover that it extended to include correspondence from Mr Wickham’s grandson, Harry*, too. If you missed the first instalments of this series, you can read part one here and part two here. We hope …
If you have been following the unearthing of Mr Wickham’s journals by his archivist and biographer, Catherine Curzon, you may have noted that in his later years, the self-professed scoundrel seems to have been reconciled to his boyhood companion and brother-in-law, Fitzwilliam Darcy. It seems that the two became somewhat regular correspondants, despite the *ahem* …
The plundering of Mr Wickham’s private correspondance continues this month, with a newly discovered series of letters exchanged with his boyhood companion, Fitzwilliam Darcy. It seems that the gentlemen were at an advanced stage of life when these exchanges are penned, and while much water has flowed under the bridges and old grievances have become …
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